DreadCanary
@dreadcanary.bsky.social
If the throne of heaven sits empty and then it is up to us to create a world full of mercy, kindness, safety, and love.
I haven’t met anyone who seriously claims that there IS no external reality, when people say “reality is constructed” or “truth is subjective” They aren’t talking about REAL reality, they are talking about the reality we live in…which is a (hopefully accurate) simulation made by our brains.
May 10, 2023 at 3:51 PM
I haven’t met anyone who seriously claims that there IS no external reality, when people say “reality is constructed” or “truth is subjective” They aren’t talking about REAL reality, they are talking about the reality we live in…which is a (hopefully accurate) simulation made by our brains.
And that, I think is a good reason to be epistemically humble. “Here is what reality looks like to me” rather than “This is how reality is.” And then you can discuss the patterns you are seeing and the experiences that feed into your model. Maybe someone else has different patterns.
May 10, 2023 at 3:49 PM
And that, I think is a good reason to be epistemically humble. “Here is what reality looks like to me” rather than “This is how reality is.” And then you can discuss the patterns you are seeing and the experiences that feed into your model. Maybe someone else has different patterns.
“Truth” on the other hand gets confusing. Because there appears to be some level of reality that exists, and then our brains create a model of that reality using our senses…but both the senses and the model are testably flawed — even WITHIN the model.
May 10, 2023 at 3:47 PM
“Truth” on the other hand gets confusing. Because there appears to be some level of reality that exists, and then our brains create a model of that reality using our senses…but both the senses and the model are testably flawed — even WITHIN the model.
But if there is no god, then personal morality and personal meaning are all there ever were, and that works fine. In fact, if there is no objective “God” then personal gods work just fine as well.
May 10, 2023 at 3:46 PM
But if there is no god, then personal morality and personal meaning are all there ever were, and that works fine. In fact, if there is no objective “God” then personal gods work just fine as well.
And mostly we’re doing that because the one that set the rules also has limitless power to enforce them. That makes compliance an act of appeasement. It’s the obedience you give to a tyrant, not because it is “inherently good.”
May 10, 2023 at 3:44 PM
And mostly we’re doing that because the one that set the rules also has limitless power to enforce them. That makes compliance an act of appeasement. It’s the obedience you give to a tyrant, not because it is “inherently good.”
“It’s not arbitrary, it’s determined by God’s nature.” Cool, cool cool cool. Nice linguistic trick, now demonstrate that “God’s nature” exists and how it is determined.
May 10, 2023 at 3:42 PM
“It’s not arbitrary, it’s determined by God’s nature.” Cool, cool cool cool. Nice linguistic trick, now demonstrate that “God’s nature” exists and how it is determined.
So why not treat morality and meaning the same way? Furthermore, the existence of a God doesn’t make such things “objective” it is still subjective but you are only counting the opinion of the one entity that arbitrarily sets the rules.
May 10, 2023 at 3:40 PM
So why not treat morality and meaning the same way? Furthermore, the existence of a God doesn’t make such things “objective” it is still subjective but you are only counting the opinion of the one entity that arbitrarily sets the rules.
There are lots of useful and motivating concepts that exist despite not being “objective.” Beauty, for example, is obviously something that a lot of people value and pursue despite disagreeing over it.
May 10, 2023 at 3:38 PM
There are lots of useful and motivating concepts that exist despite not being “objective.” Beauty, for example, is obviously something that a lot of people value and pursue despite disagreeing over it.
Yes.
The “about us” section should be nothing but quotes.
The “about us” section should be nothing but quotes.
May 4, 2023 at 3:04 PM
Yes.
The “about us” section should be nothing but quotes.
The “about us” section should be nothing but quotes.
There’s not enough users in here to upvote this to the level that it deserves.
April 27, 2023 at 10:33 PM
There’s not enough users in here to upvote this to the level that it deserves.
A Kinder Future thanks you for your vote.
April 27, 2023 at 5:08 PM
A Kinder Future thanks you for your vote.
Being proud of my life anti-correlates with unscheduled, low-stress free time.
April 24, 2023 at 4:24 PM
Being proud of my life anti-correlates with unscheduled, low-stress free time.
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April 22, 2023 at 2:19 PM
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Please do not accept cheap imitations of love in the form of action less words. Do not pretend that people are meeting your needs when they aren’t. And please, above all else, PLEASE reserve the word for the people who can rely on your help when shit hits the fan.
Thank you for reading my love rant
Thank you for reading my love rant
April 21, 2023 at 9:44 PM
Please do not accept cheap imitations of love in the form of action less words. Do not pretend that people are meeting your needs when they aren’t. And please, above all else, PLEASE reserve the word for the people who can rely on your help when shit hits the fan.
Thank you for reading my love rant
Thank you for reading my love rant
But love is not something that you can earn or compel. You can give it to others, and you can show them what you need, but it is up to them to choose to step up and love you, or not. You can offer it, you can invite it, you cannot fight for it.
April 21, 2023 at 9:42 PM
But love is not something that you can earn or compel. You can give it to others, and you can show them what you need, but it is up to them to choose to step up and love you, or not. You can offer it, you can invite it, you cannot fight for it.
I want to live in a world where people do not confuse “desire” for love. Where people do not pretend that a “want” is the same thing as acting in service to another. If you want to possess someone, that’s great. If you want to BE possessed, that’s great to.
April 21, 2023 at 9:40 PM
I want to live in a world where people do not confuse “desire” for love. Where people do not pretend that a “want” is the same thing as acting in service to another. If you want to possess someone, that’s great. If you want to BE possessed, that’s great to.
Movies and music like to sell pathos. They want intense feelings of longing and passion which may or may not be fulfilled, and those are exciting emotions to have. They are part of the complete human experience, but they are not love.
April 21, 2023 at 9:37 PM
Movies and music like to sell pathos. They want intense feelings of longing and passion which may or may not be fulfilled, and those are exciting emotions to have. They are part of the complete human experience, but they are not love.